Coryphantha (Genus)

Overview

Coryphantha (from Greek, ""flowering on the top") is a genus of small to middle-sized, globous to short-columnar cacti. The genus is found from Mexico to the South of the United States. With its 2 subgenera, 42 species and 9 subspecies, this is one of the largest genus of cactus.

Their bodies do not have ribs, but tubercles.

Synonymy

The genus has several synonyms:

Aulacothele Monv. (nom. inval.)
Cumarinia Buxb.
Glandulifera (Salm-Dyck) Fric
Lepidocoryphantha Backeb.
Roseia Fric (nom. inval.)

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Taxonomy

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The Genus Coryphantha is further organized into finer groupings including:

Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 240 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Coryphantha: C. aggregata · C. aggregatus · C. alversonii · C. ancistracantha · C. andraca · C. andreae · C. arizonica · C. asperispina · C. asterias · C. aulacothele · C. bella · C. bergeriana · C. bernalensis · C. borwigii · C. brevimamma · C. bumamma · C. bussleri · C. calcarata · C. calipensis · C. calochlora · C. ceratites · C. chihuahuensis · C. chlorantha · C. clava · C. clava var. schlechtendalii · C. clavata (Coryphantha) · C. clavata subsp. stipitata · C. clavata stipitata · C. clavata unicornis · C. clavata var. radicantissima (Coryphantha) · C. columnaris · C. compacta (Coryphantha) · C. conimamma · C. connivens · C. conoidea · C. cornifera (Rhinoceros Cactus) · C. cornifera cornuta · C. cornifera radians · C. cornifera var. maliterrarum · C. cornuta · C. cubensis · C. cuencamensis · C. daemenoceras · C. daimonoceras · C. dasyacantha · C. delaetiana (Coryphantha) · C. delaetiana pseudonickelsiae · C. delaetiana var. indensis · C. delicata (Coryphantha) · C. densispina · C. deserti · C. difficilis (Coryphantha) · C. durangensis (Coryphantha) · C. durangensis subsp. cuencamensis · C. durangensis cuencamensis (Coryphantha) · C. durangensis durangensis · C. echinoidea (Coryphantha) · C. echinus (Prickly Beehive Cactus) · C. elephantidens (Elephant's Tooth) · C. elephantidens subsp. bumamma · C. elephantidens subsp. greenwoodii · C. elephantidens bumamma (Coryphantha) · C. elephantidens f. variegata · C. elephantidens greenwoodii (Coryphantha) · C. elephantidens sulcolanata · C. elephantidens var. barciae (Coryphantha) · C. emskoetteriana · C. engelmannii · C. erecta (Mexican Pincushion Cactus) · C. exsudans · C. garessii · C. georgii (Coryphantha) · C. gladiispina · C. glandulifera · C. glanduligera (Coryphantha) · C. glassii (Coryphantha) · C. gracilis (Coryphantha) · C. grahamii · C. grandiflora · C. grandis · C. grata · C. greenwoodii · C. guerkeana · C. henricksonii · C. hintoniorum (Coryphantha) · C. hintoniorum subsp. geoffreyi · C. hintoniorum geoffreyi (Coryphantha) · C. hintoniorum hintoniorum · C. hookeri · C. impexicoma · C. indensis · C. jalpanensis (Coryphantha) · C. jaumavei · C. kieferiana · C. kracikii (Coryphantha) · C. laredoi · C. laui · C. lehmannii · C. lloydii · C. longicornis (Biznaga De Pi) · C. loricata · C. macromeris (Long Mamma Foxtail-Cactus) · C. macromeris subsp. runyonii · C. macromeris runyonii · C. macromeris var. macromeris (Nipple Beehive Cactus) · C. macromeris var. runyonii (Runyon's Beehive Cactus) · C. macrothele · C. maiz-tablasensis (Coryphantha) · C. maliterrarum · C. marstonii · C. melleospina · C. minima · C. missouriensis · C. missouriensis var. missouriensis · C. muehlbaueriana · C. muehlenpfordtii · C. muehlenpfordtii subsp. uncinata · C. neglecta (Coryphantha) · C. neo-mexicana · C. neomexicana · C. neoscheeri · C. nickelsae · C. nickelsiae (Nickels's Pincushion Cactus) · C. nivosa · C. notesteinii · C. obscura · C. octacantha (Coryphantha) · C. odorata (Coryphantha) · C. oklahomensis · C. orcuttii · C. ottonis (Indian Head) · C. ottonis guerkeana · C. ottonis ottonis · C. pallida (Coryphantha) · C. pallida subsp. calipensis · C. pallida calipensis · C. pallida f. cristata · C. pallida pallida · C. pallida pseudoradians (Coryphantha) · C. pallida var. deppermannii · C. palmeri · C. panarottoi · C. pectinata · C. piercei · C. pirtlei · C. poselgeriana (Needle Mulee) · C. poselgeriana var. poselgeriana · C. poselgeriana var. saltillensis · C. poselgeriana var. valida (Coryphantha) · C. potosiana (Coryphantha) · C. pottsiana · C. pottsii · C. pseudechinus · C. pseudoechinus (Coryphantha) · C. pseudoechinus subsp. laui · C. pseudoechinus laui · C. pseudoechinus pseudoechinus · C. pseudonickelsae · C. pseudonickelsiae (Coryphantha) · C. pseudoradians · C. pulleineana (Coryphantha) · C. pusilliflora · C. pycnacantha (Coryphantha) · C. pycnacantha subsp. sniceri · C. pycnacantha reduncispina (Coryphantha) · C. pycnacantha sniceri · C. pycnacantha var. andreae · C. pygmaea · C. radians · C. radians var. sulcata · C. radicans · C. radiosa · C. ramillosa (Big Bend Cory Cactus) · C. ramillosa subsp. santarosa · C. ramillosa ramillosa (Big Bend Cory Cactus) · C. ramillosa santarosa · C. ramillosa santiagensis (Coryphantha) · C. raphidacantha · C. recurvata (Golden-Chested Beehive Cactus) · C. recurvata subsp. canatlanensis · C. recurvata canatlanensis · C. recurvata recurvata (Golden Chested Beehive Cactus) · C. recurvispina · C. reduncispina · C. reduncuspina · C. retusa (Coryphantha) · C. retusa var. melleospina (Coryphantha) · C. retusa var. pallidispina · C. rhaphidacantha · C. robbinsorum · C. roberti · C. robustispina · C. robustispina subsp. uncinata · C. robustispina robustispina (Pima Pineapple Cactus) · C. robustispina scheeri (Longtubercle Beehive Cactus) · C. robustispina uncinata · C. roederiana · C. rosea · C. roseana · C. runyonii · C. salinensis (Coryphantha) · C. salm-dyckiana · C. scheeri (Scheer's Beehive Cactus) · C. scheeri var. scheeri (Scheer's Beehive Cactus) · C. scheeri var. uncinata (Scheer's Beehive Cactus) · C. scheeri var. valida (Scheer's Beehive Cactus) · C. scheerii · C. schlechtendalii · C. schwarziana · C. scolymoides (Coryphantha) · C. similis · C. sneedii (Sneed Pincushion Cactus) · C. speciosa · C. strobiliformis · C. strobiliformis var. strobiliformis · C. sulcata (Pineapple Cactus) · C. sulcata var. sulcata (Pineapple Cactus) · C. sulcolanata · C. tripugionacantha (Coryphantha) · C. tuberculosa · C. unicornis · C. valida · C. varicolor · C. vaupeliana (Coryphantha) · C. villarensis · C. vivipara · C. vivipara (Nutt.) Britton & Rose var. aggregata · C. vivipara (Nutt.) Britton & Rose var. alversonii (J.M.Coult.) L.D.Benson · C. vivipara (Nutt.) Britton & Rose var. arizonica (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall · C. vivipara (Nutt.) Britton & Rose var. neomexicana (Engelm.) Backeb. · C. vivipara var. bisbeeana · C. vivipara var. radiosa · C. vogtherriana (Coryphantha) · C. werdermannii (Jibali Pincushion Cactus) · C. werdermannii subsp. unguispina · C. werdermannii nova · C. werdermannii unguispina · C. wissmannii · C. wohlschlageri (Coryphantha) · C. zilziana

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